FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / PARA PUBLICACION INMEDIATA : November 30, 2021
CONTACT / CONTACTO : Yamiles Nunez, Social Media and Communications Specialist, yamiles.nunez@campesinasunite.org
Farmworker Women Join The Global GivingTuesday Movement on November 30, 2021
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas hopes to inspire generosity during the global movement, GivingTuesday. Each year on GivingTuesday, nonprofit organizations rally their supporters for a day of maximum impact. Following the retail events of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday provides an opportunity for people around the world to support what matters most to them. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on November 30, 2021, and throughout the year.
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas is the first national farmworker women’s organization in the United States founded and led by farmworker women, and those who hail from farmworker families. We advocate for the civil, constitutional, and human rights of our nation’s nearly 800k farmworker women, and other women workers who form the backbone of our farm and food systems. “Farmworkers, especially farmworker women (campesinas) are the backbone of our agricultural system. Through their daily work we are feeding the nation despite the bad working conditions and the violence against them. Alianza Nacional de Campesinas is working day to day to ensure campesinas get the respect and dignity they deserve,” Said Mily Trevino-Sauceda, Alianza’s executive director.
People demonstrate generosity in many ways on GivingTuesday. Whether it’s helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving to causes we care about, every act of generosity counts. GivingTuesday has raised billions of dollars for critical causes around the world and gets 21 billion impressions on social media from people and organizations speaking up for the causes that matter to them and encouraging others to get involved in their communities.
"GivingTuesday inspires people all around the world to embrace their power to drive progress around the causes they care about, not just on one day but throughout the year." said Asha Curran, GivingTuesday’s CEO, and co-founder. "With country and community leaders, millions of organizations, and countless givers of all kinds, GivingTuesday is creating a shared space where we can see the radical implications of a more generous world."
Those who are interested in joining Alianza Nacional de Campesinas GivingTuesday initiative can visit our website (https://www.alianzanacionaldecampesinas.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CampesinasUnite) or follow @CampesinasUnite on Twitter and Instagram. For more details about the GivingTuesday movement, visit the GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTuesday and #GivingTuesday on Twitter.